MEDIASTINUM


Meaning of MEDIASTINUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌmē-dē-ə-ˈstī-nəm ]

noun

( plural me·di·as·ti·na -nə)

Etymology: New Latin, from Medieval Latin, neuter of mediastinus medial, from Latin medius

Date: 1541

: the space in the chest between the pleural sacs of the lungs that contains all the tissues and organs of the chest except the lungs and pleurae ; also : this space with its contents

• me·di·as·ti·nal -ˈstī-n ə l adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.